<<The question is why do we have the most talented people in a certain industry having to live in confined spaces while paying through the roof for it.>> I thi

<<The question is why do we have the most talented people in a certain industry having to live in confined spaces while paying through the roof for it.>> I think you making a pretty broad leap here... This is entirely his choice, and nobody is "making" them live in a confined space - most of my friends that are starting a family leave San Francisco and move to the suburbs to get more space at a lower cost (e.g., San Mateo) and take BART to get to their job in San Francisco.